That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico—and one of the most endangered whales in the world. Scientists estimate that about 50 are left. These whales were ...

The gray whales make a remarkable 10,000-to-12,000-mile round trip migration from Alaska to their Mexican nurseries each year ...

The remains of the only known whaling ship to sink in the Gulf of Mexico shine a light on the ... the start of the 20th century, when whale oil lit the streetlamps throughout American cities and whale ...

In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat before the whales disappear for good. Rice's whale is the only resident ...

These whales' massive heads and jaws accommodate hundreds of baleen “teeth.” Rights and other baleen-feeding whales use a comblike strainer of baleen plates and bristles to ensnare tiny ...

WASHINGTON— A coalition of groups filed a petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a year-round mandatory 10-knot speed limit and other vessel-related regulations within ...

Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders ...

LA PAZ, Mexico— More than ... of the few regions where whales have historically found relative safety. The international community needs to step up and defend the ‘world’s aquarium’ and its precious ...

Specifically, urine from baleen whales ... from the Gulf of Alaska to the coast of Hawaii. Using publicly available data, researchers estimated that in a given year the whales move about ...